According to wrestling writer Jason Bryant:
https://twitter.com/jasonmbryant/sta...15584033394689
BUT...I have to think long term this hurts Rock football. I have nothing against wrestling but its very clear that Edinboro's bump to D1 wrestling coincides with the start of Edinboro's drop on the football side. Just doesn't work well with Title IX.
Slippery Rock has committed to restarting its men's wrestling team & adding a women's wrestling team contingent upon raising $5M by June 2021. The alumni group leading this charge will have more info publicly available in the next week or two. SRU dropped wrestling in '06.
BUT...I have to think long term this hurts Rock football. I have nothing against wrestling but its very clear that Edinboro's bump to D1 wrestling coincides with the start of Edinboro's drop on the football side. Just doesn't work well with Title IX.
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